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mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK Words: 116197

cornu inferius
Synonym for inferior horn ... A lower or downward prolongation of a part or structure of the body. ... Synonym: cornu inferius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornu inferius ventriculi lateralis
Synonym for inferior horn of lateral ventricle ... The part of the lateral ventricle extending downward and forward into the medial part of the temporal lobe. ... See: lateral ventricle. ... Synonym: cornu inferius ventriculi lateralis, temporal horn. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornu laterale
Synonym for lateral horn ... The small lateral gray column of the spinal cord as appearing in transverse section containing the interomedial cell column. ... See: gray columns. ... Synonym: cornu laterale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornu majus ossis hyoidei
Synonym for greater horn of hyoid bone ... The larger and more lateral of the two processes on either side of the hyoid bone. ... Synonym: cornu majus ossis hyoidei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornu minus ossis hyoidei
Synonym for lesser horn of hyoid bone ... The shorter and more medial of the two processes on either side of the hyoid bone. ... Synonym: cornu minus ossis hyoidei, styloid cornu. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornu posterius
Synonym for posterior horn ... The posterior or occipital division of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending backward into the occipital lobe; the posterior gray column of the spinal cord as appearing in cross section. ... Synonym: cornu posterius ventriculi lateralis, cornu posterius, cornua of spinal cord, occipital horn. ... (05 Mar 2000) …

cornua
Plural of cornu. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornua coccygealia
Synonym for coccygeal cornua ... Two processes that project upward from the dorsum of the base of the coccyx to articulate with the sacral cornua. ... Synonym: cornua coccygealia, coccygeal horn. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornua of hyoid bone
See: greater horn of hyoid bone, lesser horn of hyoid bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornua of lateral ventricle
See: anterior horn, inferior horn of lateral ventricle, cornu posterius ventriculi lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornua of spinal cord
Synonym for posterior horn ... The posterior or occipital division of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending backward into the occipital lobe; the posterior gray column of the spinal cord as appearing in cross section. ... Synonym: cornu posterius ventriculi lateralis, cornu posterius, cornua of spinal cord, occipital horn. ... (05 Mar 2000) …

cornua of thyroid cartilage
See: inferior horn of thyroid cartilage, superior horn of thyroid cartilage. ... Cornu uteri, the portion of the uterus to which the intramural section of the uterine tube enters on either the right or left. ... Synonym: uterine horn, horn of uterus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornua sacralia
Synonym for sacral cornua ... The most caudal parts of the intermediate sacral crest. On each side they form the lateral margin of the sacral hiatus and articulate with the coccygeal cornua. ... Synonym: cornua sacralia, sacral horns. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornual
Relating to a cornu. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornual pregnancy
The implantation and development of the impregnated ovum in one of the cornua of the uterus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cornybacteria
A group of small, Gram-positive bacteria which come in a number of shapes from straight and curved rods to club shapes. One member of the group, cornybacterium diphtheriae, causes the disease diphtheria. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

corolla
The petals of a flower collectively. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

corona
A ring of tissue arising from the corolla or perianth of a flower and standing between the perianth lobes and the stamens. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

corona capitis
The topmost part of the head. ... Synonym: crown of head. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corona ciliaris
The circular figure on the inner surface of the ciliary body, formed by the processes and folds (plicae) taken together. ... Synonym: ciliary crown, ciliary wreath. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corona clinica
Synonym for clinical crown ... That part of the crown of a tooth visible in the oral cavity. ... Synonym: corona clinica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corona dentis
Synonym for crown of tooth ... The portion of a tooth covered with enamel. ... Synonym: corona dentis, anatomical crown. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corona glandis
Synonym for corona of glans penis ... The prominent posterior border of the glans penis. ... Synonym: corona glandis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corona of glans penis
The prominent posterior border of the glans penis. ... Synonym: corona glandis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corona radiata
A fan-shaped fibre mass on the white matter of the cerebral cortex, composed of the widely radiating fibres of the internal capsule; a single layer of columnar cells derived from the cumulus oophorus, which anchor on the pellucid zone of the oocyte in a secondary follicle. ... Synonym: radiate crown. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corona seborrheica
A red band at the hair line along the upper border of the forehead and temples occasionally observed in seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corona veneris
Papular syphilitic lesions (secondary eruption) along the anterior margin of the scalp or on the back of the neck. ... See: crown of Venus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronad
In a direction toward any corona. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronafacate ligase
<enzyme> Required for coronatine biosynthesis by pseudomonas syringae; responsible for the amide linkage of coronafacic acid and coronamic acid; genbank u09027 ... Registry number: EC 6.3.1.- ... Synonym: cfl gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

coronal
A coronal plane through the body is a vertical plane from head to foot and parallel to the shoulders. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronal epispadias
Excessively proximal position of meatus in coronal sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronal hypospadias
Ventral and proximal malposition of meatus in the coronal sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronal plane
A vertical plane at right angles to a sagittal plane, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions. ... Synonym: frontal plane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronal pulp
That portion of the dental pulp contained within the pulp chamber or crown cavity of the tooth. ... Synonym: pulpa coronalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronal section
A cross section attained by slicing, actually or through imaging techniques, the body or any part of the body or any anatomic structure in the coronal or frontal plane, i.e., in a vertical plane perpendicular to the median or sagittal plane. Since actual sectioning in the coronal plane results in an anterior and a posterior portion, an anatomical c …

coronal suture
The line of junction of the frontal with the two parietal bones of the skull. ... Synonym: sutura coronalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronale
Synonym: frontal bone. ... 2. One of the two most widely separated points on the coronal suture at the poles of the greatest frontal diameter. ... Origin: L. Neuter of coronalis, pertaining to a corona, crown ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronalis
coronal, coronal ...

coronaria
A coronary artery, of the heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronarism
Synonym: coronary insufficiency. ... Synonym: angina pectoris. ... Origin: coronary (artery) + -ism ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronaritis
Inflammation of coronary artery or arteries. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary
<anatomy, cardiology> A term applied to vessels, nerves, ligaments, etc. The term usually denotes the arteries that supply the heart muscle and, by extension, a pathologic involvement of them. ... Origin: L. Corona, Gr. Koron = encircling in the manner of a crown ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

coronary aneurysm
Aneurysm of a coronary vessel. A coronary artery aneurysm is rarely congenital; it is usually due to atherosclerosis, inflammatory processes, or a coronary fistula. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary angiography
Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary angioplasty
<cardiology, procedure> Percutaneous coronary angioplasty. This procedure involves the introduction of a thin flexible, hollow catheter into a artery in the groin. The catheter is advanced through the blood vessel to the heart. A special balloon tip on the catheter allows the physician to open a diseased (occluded) coronary artery by inflatin …

coronary arteries
The arteries that supply the heart with oxygenated blood. There are a number of vessels that are important with regard to coronary artery disease, but the right coronary artery, posterior descending, left main coronary artery, left anterior descending and left circumflex are probably the most frequently surgically grafted coronary vessels. ... (27 S …

coronary arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary arteritis
Inflammation of any or all of the layers of coronary artery walls. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary artery
<anatomy, artery> See: right coronary artery, left coronary artery. ... Synonym: left gastric artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary artery aneurysm
This refers to a dilation and weakness in the wall of a coronary artery. May occur as a consequence of Kawasaki disease. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

coronary artery anomalies
<radiology> Associated with, tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), transposition of great vessels (TGV) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary artery branches
<radiology> Right coronary artery, left coronary artery ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary artery bypass
Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary artery bypass graft
A surgical procedure, known as a coronary artery bypass graft, which involves replacing diseased (narrowed) coronary arteries with veins obtained from the patients lower extremities (autologous graft). During this procedure the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine (heart-lung machine) to allow the surgeon adequate time to perform surgery on …

coronary artery calcification
<radiology> In setting of chest pain, upto 94% will have significant coronary artery calcification ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary artery disease
The process by which the coronary arteries become narrowed or completely occluded, is known as atherosclerosis. Ultimately, this is the underlying cause of a heart attack. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

coronary artery dominance
<radiology> Dominance = source of posterior descending artery (patent ductus arteriosus), 70% right (right coronary artery), 20% balanced, 10% left (left CIRCUMFLEX artery) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary artery spasm
A sudden vasoconstriction of a coronary artery depriving the myocardium of blood flow and oxygen. This may clinically manifest as chest pain referred to as variant angina or Printzmetal's angina. May be precipitated by emotional stress, medications, street drugs (cocaine) or on exposure to cold. ... Treatment includes nitroglycerin or beta-blocker m …

coronary atherectomy
<procedure> Instrumental removal, via catheter, of atheromas in coronary arteries. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary band
A region of the pododerm; a prominent ridge of corium and underlying tela subcutanea at the top of the hoof from which most of the wall of the hoof grows. ... Synonym: corium coronae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary bypass
Vein grafts or other conduits shunting blood from the aorta to branches of the coronary arteries, to increase the flow beyond the local obstruction. ... Synonym: aortocoronary bypass. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary bypass surgery
A surgical procedure, known as a coronary artery bypass graft, which involves replacing diseased (narrowed) coronary arteries with veins obtained from the patients lower extremities (autologous graft). During this procedure the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine (heart-lung machine) to allow the surgeon adequate time to perform surgery on …

coronary care unit
A group of beds within a hospital set aside for the care of patients having or suspected of having myocardial infarction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary care units
The hospital unit in which patients with acute cardiac disorders receive intensive care. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary cataract
Peripheral cortical developmental cataract occurring just after puberty; transmitted as a hereditary dominant characteristic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary circulation
The circulation of blood through the coronary vessels of the heart. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary disease
Damage to the heart. Not enough blood flows through the vessels because they are blocked with fat or have become thick and hard, this harms the muscles of the heart. People with diabetes are at a higher risk of coronary disease. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

coronary endarterectomy
<procedure> Excision of occluding material, including intima and most of the media, from the coronary artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary failure
Acute coronary insufficiency. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary groove
A groove on the outer surface of the heart marking the division between the atria and the ventricles. ... Synonym: sulcus coronarius, atrioventricular groove, atrioventricular sulcus, auriculoventricular groove, coronary sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary insufficiency
Inadequate coronary circulation leading to anginal pain. ... Synonym: coronarism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary ligament of knee
Portions of the articular capsule of the knee joint which connect the circumference of the menisci with the margins of the condyles of the tibia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary ligament of liver
Peritoneal reflections from the liver to the diaphragm at the margins of the bare area of the liver. ... Synonym: ligamentum coronarium hepatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary nodal rhythm
Formerly applied by some authorities to the electrocardiographic pattern of normal upright P waves in leads I and II with a short P-R interval. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary node
The uppermost part of the atrioventricular node. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary occlusion
Blockage of a coronary vessel, usually by thrombosis or atheroma, often leading to myocardial infarction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary ostial stenosis
Narrowing of the mouths of the coronary arteries as a result of syphilitic aortitis or atherosclerosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary perfusion pressure
The pressure at which blood proceeds through the coronary circulation, mainly in diastole. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary plexus
The continuation of the cardiac plexus onto the coronary arteries. ... Synonym: plexus coronarius cordis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary sinus
A short trunk receiving most of the cardiac veins, beginning at the junction of the great cardiac vein and the oblique vein of the left atrium, running in the posterior part of the coronary sulcus and emptying into the right atrium between the inferior vena cava and the atrioventricular orifice. ... Synonym: sinus coronarius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary sinus rhythm
An ectopic atrial rhythm supposedly originating from a pacemaker at the mouth of the coronary sinus; recognised in the electrocardiogram by P-waves that are inverted in leads II, III, and a VI with a normal or prolonged P-R interval; an ectopic ('lower') atrial rhythm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary steal
A steal caused by anomalous origin of the coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary sulcus
Synonym for coronary groove ... A groove on the outer surface of the heart marking the division between the atria and the ventricles. ... Synonym: sulcus coronarius, atrioventricular groove, atrioventricular sulcus, auriculoventricular groove, coronary sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary tendon
Synonym for fibrous ring of heart ... One of four fibrous rings that surround atrioventricular and arterial orifices of the heart, providing attachment for the valve leaflets and maintaining patency of the orifice. As part of the fibrous skeleton of the heart, the fibrous rings also provide origin and insertion for the myocardium. ... Synonym: annulu …

coronary thrombosis
A blood clot in the lumen of a coronary artery. This is the mechanism by which a myocardial infarction results. A thrombus forms when microscopic cracks (from the effects of atherosclerosis) occur in the coronary vessel wall. These tiny cracks expose collagen, thus triggering platelets to adhere to the site and a blood clot to form. ... (27 Sep 1997 …

coronary valve
Synonym for valve of coronary sinus ... A delicate fold of endocardium at the opening of the coronary sinus into the right atrium. ... Synonym: valvula sinus coronarii, coronary valve, thebesian valve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coronary vasospasm
Spasm of the large- or medium-sized coronary arteries. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary vein
Synonym for left gastric vein ... <anatomy, vein> Arises from a union of veins from both surfaces of the cardia of the stomach and an oesophageal tributary from the cardiac portion of the oesophagus; it runs in the lesser omentum and empties into the portal vein. ... See: oesophageal veins. ... Synonym: vena gastrica sinistra, coronary vein, ven …

coronary vessel anomalies
Defects of coronary arteries or veins including anomalous origin, arteriovenous fistula or aneurysm, myocardial bridging, or other abnormalities of structure or development. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary vessels
The veins and arteries of the heart. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronary-prone behaviour
The behaviour that characterises type A personality pattern. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Coronaviridae
<virology> Family of single stranded RNA viruses responsible for respiratory diseases. The outer envelope of the virus has club shaped projections that radiate outwards and give a charateristic corona appearance to negatively stained virions. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

coronaviridae infections
Virus diseases caused by coronaviridae. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronavirus
<virology> A genus of pleomorphic viruses which look like coronas or halos when viewed with a microscope. It is the single genus of the family Coronaviridae. Members of Coronavirus cause hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) in mice, gastroenteritis (inflammation of the digestive system) in pigs, and respiratory infections in birds and people …

coronavirus infections
Virus diseases caused by the coronavirus genus. Some specifics include transmissible enteritis of turkeys (enteritis, transmissible, of turkeys), feline infectious peritonitis, and transmissible gastroenteritis of swine (gastroenteritis, transmissible, of swine). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronavirus, bovine
A species of coronavirus infecting neonatal calves, presenting as acute diarrhoea, and frequently leading to death. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronavirus, canine
A species of coronavirus infecting dogs. Onset is usually sudden and includes vomiting, diarrhoea, and dehydration. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronavirus, human
A species of coronavirus causing respiratory and enteric diseases in humans. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronavirus, rat
A species of coronavirus causing pneumonia in newborn rats but a clinically inapparent infection in adults. It is separate but antigenetically related to mouse hepatitis virus (gastroenteritis virus, murine). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coronavirus, turkey
A species of coronavirus causing enteritis in turkeys and pullets. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...